The Ultimate Winter Survival Guide

Here?s an emergency kit packed with advice on staying warm, driving safely, having fun, and keeping sane this winter.

Let's be frank: Winter in Maine is hard. It's not polar ice cap hard. It's not even Great Plains hard. But cold weather definitely represents a challenge for Mainers. (That's leaving aside the fortunate few -- ski bums, sweater salesmen -- for whom this season is the most wonderful time of the year.) Newcomers to the state often find themselves overmatched by the snow and subzero temperatures. How, they wonder, do Mainers tough it out? Well, really it's no secret. Each of us has a personal bag of tricks we use to get through the arctic months -- little bits and pieces of knowledge about how to drive on icy roads, what to wear during a blizzard, how to ward off cabin fever.

 




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